ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,088, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to EVLR INTERNATIONAL AB (Sollentuna, Sweden).
"Cable tie" was invented by Folke Najjar (Sigtuna, Sweden), Tobias Bergarp (Sollentuna, Sweden) and Sigrid Svedberg (Bandhagen, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a cable tie (100) comprising: a cord (101) having a first end (102) and a second end (103), which cord comprises cellulosic fibers; and a locking head (104) fixedly attached to the first end (102), said locking head (104) being adapted to receive the second end (103) and retain the cable tie (100) in a closed loop configuration, wherein said locking head (104) defines (a) ...